Lesson Plans 12.4.14

Document Based Question

Copies can be found inside your Classroom

Write an essay explaining three reasons the Southern states seceded from the Union which lead to the American Civil War.

Peer edit student essays.  Make constructive comments.

Homework

• American Pageant - pages 438-443

Lesson Plan 12.3.14 Early Release

Document Based Question

Copies can be found inside your Classroom

Write an essay explaining three reasons the Southern states seceded from the Union which lead to the American Civil War.

Using your completed outline.  Write a rough draft for your essay. Skip lines.

Homework

• Civil War Online Lecture (26:03)
• American Pageant - pages 429-438
• AMSCO - pages 271

Lesson Plan 12.2.14

Document Based Question

Copies can be found inside your Classroom

Write an essay explaining three reasons the Southern states seceded from the Union which lead to the American Civil War.

Discuss

• Class discussion on annotations of documents and answers to questions

Plan

• Write a bulleted outline for your essay
• Introduction
• Background (outside) information
• Thesis/Claim
• 3 Body Paragraphs
• Which documents (evidence) will you use?
• What outside information (historical evidence) will you use?
• Does it prove your claim?
• Are you offering analysis (POV, purpose, intended audience, historical context)?
• Conclusion
• Rephrase your claim

Homework 

Read

• American Pageant - pages 424-429
• AMSCO - pages 268-270

Lesson Plan 12.1.14

Document Based Question

Copies can be found inside your Classroom

Write an essay explaining three reasons the Southern states seceded from the Union which lead to the American Civil War.

Steps

1. Brainstorm any outside information that may be relevant to this prompt
2. Read the prompt again - Annotate Document 1
3. Read the prompt again - Annotate Document 2
4. Read the prompt again - Annotate Document 3
5. Read the prompt again - Annotate Document 4
6. Read the prompt again - Annotate Document 5
7. Answer the guiding questions for each document

Homework 

Read

• American Pageant - pages 418-424

Lesson Plan 11.13.14

Continued from previous lesson

Document Based Question
Era of Good Feelings

• Source/Annotate Documents
• Create an outline for a 5 paragraph essay (found in your Classroom) 
• Write essay
• Peer edit essay in class
• Create final draft

Homework
Read

• November 13 - Thursday
• American Pageant - pages 276-285
• AMSCO - Review Period 4
• Study! Unit 4 Test tomorrow!

Lesson Plans 11.10.14

Substitute

Document Based Question
Era of Good Feelings

• Source/Annotate Documents
• Create an outline for a 5 paragraph essay (found in your Classroom) 

Homework
Read

• American Pageant - pages 262-265
• AMSCO - pages 192-197
• November 11 - Tuesday
• American Pageant - pages 265-271
• AMSCO - pages 197-199
• Online Lecture: American Society & Economy Transformed
• take notes